UFC 153 Fight Card: Who's on the Hot Seat?

UFC 153 comes live from Brazil this weekend with a number of exciting fights set to take place. The card will be headlined by middleweight king Anderson Silva and light heavyweight brawler Stephan Bonnar, who meet in a "superfight."

On any fight card, there are always a few fighters on the hot seat, who need to perform or otherwise find a new job. A win by these men would preserve their spot on the UFC roster.

Joey Gambino

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Joey Gambino has spent under three minutes in the Octagon so far in his career. Should he lose this weekend to Diego Brandao, he may not spend any more time in the Octagon at all.

Gambino was dominated in his first UFC fight by Steven Siler, but it was on short notice. Nevertheless, the American needs to show something in his fight with Brandao, otherwise he won't be back in a UFC cage.

Dave Herman

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Another guy taking a fight on short notice, Dave Herman will likely be fighting for his job when he meets Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Herman started off his UFC career with an exciting win, but has taken back-to-back knockout losses to Stefan Struve and Roy Nelson. Although the heavyweight division is light on depth, Herman needs to win or he could be out of the UFC.